Patch 5.2 Hotfixes: May 10

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.2. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch. Some of the hotfixes below went live the moment they were implemented, while others may require your realm to be restarted to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. We will continue to update this list in the days to come as additional hotfixes are applied.

Sinister Primal Diamond should now correctly have different activation rates depending on the class and specialization. In addition, activation rate for Fire Mages has been increased.

April 18

Classes

Warlock

Destruction

Fixed an issue where targets of Havoc were receiving more damage than intended from Immolate.

Quests

Eyes of the Thunder King: Engaging Unblinking Eyes and Focused Eyes will now place all members of the raid in combat, preventing players from releasing when they die.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Ra-den

Fixed an issue where it was possible to have 2 instances of Unstable Vita active during the Ra-den encounter.

Twin Consorts

Crane Rush now deals 5 million damage, down from 30 million damage in Raid Finder difficulty.

Items

Brutal Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault now grants a reduced bonus of 4400 to Strength, down from 8800 Strength, and the effect duration lasts 30 seconds, up from 15 seconds when the effect is activated in PvP combat.

Tyrannical Primal Diamond when socketed to a bind-on-equip helmet now causes the helmet to become soulbound.

Vicious Talisman of the Shado-Pan Assault now grants a reduced bonus of 4400 to Agility, down from 8800 Agility, and the effect duration lasts 40 seconds, up from 20 seconds when the effect is activated in PvP combat.

Bug Fixes

Resolved an issue where Capacitive Primal Diamond's effect was not activating properly.

April 16

Classes

Druids

Glyphs

Glyph of Regrowth should now properly remove the periodic component of Regrowth while active.

Quests

Secrets of the First Empire: Fixed an issue where an excessive amount of Trillium Bars could be removed while completing the quest.

Securing A Future: Lady Jaina Proudmoore should reappear properly if the player logs out while completing the quest.

Creatures

Maturing Raptor should spawn more frequently now.

Trained Compy should spawn more frequently now.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Durumu the Forgotten

Durumu will now have a longer delay before resuming his attacks while the maze of Eye Sores despawn.

Iron Qon

During the final phase of the encounter, Iron Qon's Quilen champions should no longer try to reposition themselves in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.

Reduced the health of Ice Tomb.

Ji-Kun

Fixed an issue where players with Daedalian Wings may incorrectly receive the Lesson of Icarus debuff while flying between some of the upper nests.

Primordius

Fixed an issue that could cause Fully Mutated players to deal excessive damage to Living Fluids or Viscous Horrors that are under the effects of a Warlock's Immolate.

Reduced the health of Primordius by 11% in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.

Reduced the health of Viscous Horrors by 15% in 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty.

Tortos

Fixed an issue where certain situations could cause Whirl Turtles to travel more slowly than intended when kicked.

Twin Consorts

Reduced the health of Lu'lin and Suen by 10% in Raid Finder difficulty.

Courageous Primal Diamond should no longer have its Clearcasting effect get overwritten incorrectly, and the Clearcasting effect should no longer activate if the character is not in combat.

Indomitable Primal Diamond should now properly have a chance to activate the Fortitude effect received from all damage sources, not just from auto-attacks.

Rune of Re-Origination should now activate its effect more frequently for Hunters.

April 10

Classes

Paladin

Item Sets

Tier-15 Retribution Paladin 2-piece set bonus will no longer interrupt the Paladin's weapon swing timer when Exorcism is cast.

Quests

Charged Moganite: Players under the effects of Charged Moganite will now deal a flat amount of nature damage against a target, subject to the effects of Resilience and other effects that reduce spell damage.

The Darkness Within: Captain Doren should no longer get stuck in evade if a player dies while he is casting Rejection.

Creatures

Loa-Infused Bladetalon now deals less damage when using the Pounce ability.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Elemental and Restoration Shamans are now eligible for caster staves that give a bonus to Spirit (Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods, and Suen-Wo, Spire of the Falling Sun) in Raid Finder difficulty and via bonus rolls.

Elemental Shamans are now eligible for caster staves that give a bonus to Hit (Dinomancer's Spiritbinding Spire) in Raid Finder difficulty and via bonus rolls.

Council of Elders

Decreased the power gain rate of possessed council members in 10-player Normal difficulty.

Frost King Malakk now deals less damage with each stack of Frostbite in 10-player Normal difficulty.

Sul the Sandcrawler now deals less damage with Sandbolt in 10-player Normal difficulty.

Durumu the Forgotten

Disintegration Beam now dissipates sooner before reaching the end of the maze.

Garalon's enrage timer has been increased to 12 minutes, up from 7 minutes in 10-player and 25-player Normal difficulty.

Items

Brutal Talisman of the Shadow-Pan Assault now grants a reduced bonus of 6908 to Strength when the effect is activated in PvP combat, down from 8800. The bonus remains unchanged when the effect is activated in PvE combat.

Vicious Talisman of the Shadow-Pan Assault now grants a reduced bonus of 6908 to Agility when the effect is activated in PvP combat, down from 8800. The bonus remains unchanged when the effect is activated in PvE combat.

April 9

Classes

Hunter

Talents

Powershot now has a 25% decrease to damage, cast time, cooldown, and focus cost.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Durumu the Forgotten

Safe spots in the maze of Eye Sores now appear earlier, before the Disintegration Beam starts moving.

Adjusts were made to visual effects for Eye Sores to make it easier to see the maze.

Primordius

Mutated Abomination effect once again reduces his damage taken from non-Fully Mutated players by 75% on 10-player and 25-player Heroic difficulty only.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a crash that occured when Gnomes or Taurens log into the game while riding a mount over water.

April 8

Creatures

Zandalari Beast Handler is now properly seated in a saddle while riding a Direhorn.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Giorgio's Caduceus of Pure Moods is no longer being awarded to Elemental and Restoration Shamans on Raid Finder difficulty or via bonus rolls.

Primordius

During the Primordius encounter, spells which dispel a single harmful effect (Sear Magic, Dispel Magic, or Mass Dispel) will no longer work if any of the positive effects are active on the target (Improved Synapses, Keen Eyesight, Thick Bones, Clear Mind, or Fully Mutated).

Ra-den

Fixed an issue that could prevent Ra-den from absorbing Essences of Anima/Vita as intended.

Engaging Ra-den now resets the cooldown on Reincarnation for Shamans.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue where some situations could cause players to not receive credit towards Pay to Slay or It Was Worth Every Ritual Stone achievement after defeating Incomplete Drakkari Colossus.

April 4

Quests

Extended Shore Leave: This quest has been temporarily removed from quest rotation to address an issue with the Zandalari Warship.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Fixed an issue where Warlocks remained in the wrong phase at The Black Temple after completing the quest Seek the Signal.

Throne of Thunder

Durumu the Forgotten

During the Light Spectrum phase, Yellow Eye's cone now moves more quickly on Raid Finder difficulty.

Items

Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon now has a reduced chance to activate its effect for characters that are level 61-69 and its effect no longer activates for characters above level 69.

April 2

General

Brightly Colored Eggs now have a greatly increased spawn rate.

Quests

To the Skies!: Fixed an issue where players would remain on Thunderwing and be unable to progress to Stage 3.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Assassination Rogues should no longer be receiving non-dagger agility weapons from bonus rolls and Raid Finder.

Vampiric Cave Bat now deals less damage on Raid Finder difficulty.

Durumu the Forgotten

Eye Sore and Mind Daggers now deal less damage on Raid Finder difficulty.

Players of both factions are now eligible to receive loot from Nalak when at least one of the factions has fully unlocked the Isle of Thunder.

Pet Battles

Resilient should now properly prevent Critter pets from being stunned by Rupture.

Raids, Dungeons, and Scenarios

Throne of Thunder

Council of Elders

Fixed an issue where the Council of Elders did not always drop 2 items on 10-player normal mode.

Durumu the Forgotten

Azure Fogs are now no longer able to be damaged by area-of-effect spells when they are not revealed.

Twin Consorts

Suen's Fan of Flames now has a 50-yard range.

PvP

Tyrannical Conquest achievement for both factions now requires a character to obtain 25,000 Conquest points in Season 13, down from 27,000 Conquest. The tooltip and progress indicator will still display that the character needs 27,000 Conquest. This will be fixed in a future patch.